Straight to the Heart of Genesis: 60 bite-sized insights

by Phil Moore

Overview

A series of devotional commentaries, which allows people to get to grips with each book of the Bible one bite at a time. Phil Moore does not cover the whole of each book, but rather focuses on key sections which together form a useful introduction. There will be 25 volumes in all: each contains approximately 60 readings. Although the tone is light, the text is full of useful application and backed by substantial scholarship. Matthew - 978 1 85424 988 3 Acts - 978 1 85424 989 0 Revelation - 978-1-85424-990-6 Genesis - 978-0-85721-001-2 1 & 2 Corinthians - 978-0-85721-002-9

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857210012
Publisher:	Lion Hudson
Publication date:	11/19/2010
Series:	The Straight to the Heart Series , #1
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Phil Moore leads a thriving multivenue church in London, UK. He also serves as a translocal Bible Teacher within the Newfrontiers family of churches. After graduating from Cambridge University inHistory in 1995, Phil spent time on the mission field and then time in the business world. After four years of working twice through the Bible in the original languages, he has now delivered an accessible series of devotional commentaries that convey timeless truths in a fresh and contemporary manner.

More details at www.philmoorebooks.com

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

About the Straight to the Heart Series 11
Introduction: It All Begins with God 13

PART ONE: PRIMEVAL HISTORY (Creation to c.2100 bc)
Creator God (1:1–31) 19
Cat’s Eyes (1:26–31) 25
God’s Day Off (2:1–3) 29
Two Trees (2:8–17) 33
The Line (2:18–25) 37
The Fall and the Curse (3:1–24) 41
God’s Bloodbath (4:1–16) 47
Sin is Not Your Friend (4:7) 51
What Moses Did and Didn’t Say (5:1) 55
The Family of God (4:17–5:32) 59
The Flood (6:1–7:24) 63
Antediluvian Missionary Secrets (6:1–7:24) 67
First Things First (8:1–9:17) 71
Heroes and Zeroes (9:18–10:32) 75
The Disunited Nations (11:1–9) 79

PART TWO: PATRIARCHAL HISTORY (c.2100 bc to c.1805 bc)
Abraham: God’s Nomad (11:27–12:9) 85
Name-Calling (12:8) 89
Pay Cheque (12:10–14:24) 93
Melchizedek (14:18–24) 97
What Happened with the Maid (15:1–16:16) 101
God’s Past Tense (17:1–27) 105
Eight Thousand Square Miles (17:7–8) 111
While You Are Waiting (18:1–15) 115
Destined to Rule (18:16–33) 119
Judgment Day (18:16–19:29) 123
Lot’s Big Mistake (19:1–37) 127
Achilles’ Heel (20:1–18) 131
Listen Without Prejudice (20:11) 135
Isaac: God’s Promised Heir (21:1–21) 139
The Test (22:1–19) 143
A Field and a Cave (23:1–20) 147
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told (24:1–67) 151
Instant Soup (25:19–34) 157
Warts and All (26:1–35) 161
Jacob: God’s Wrestler (27:1–40) 165
Stairway to Heaven (28:10–22) 169
Flies Love Filth (29:1–30:43) 173
Superstition (30:27–43) 177
The Good Shepherd (30:29–30) 183
How to Backslide in Four Easy Steps (31:1–55) 187
The Curse (31:32) 191
Wrestling with God (32:22–32) 195
Jacob’s New Start (33:1–20 & 35:1–29) 199
Rape and Retribution (34:1–31) 203
God of the Nations (36:1–43) 207
Joseph: God’s Saviour (37:1–11) 211
Boomerang (37:12–36) 215
Accidentally Fruitful (38:1–30) 219
Missionary Lesson One: God’s Walk (39:1–23) 223
Missionary Lesson Two: God’s Perseverance (40:1–23) 227
Missionary Lesson Three: God’s Perspective (41:1–40) 233
Missionary Lesson Four: God’s Vindication (41:37–57) 237
Missionary Lesson Five: God’s Message (42:1–45:28) 241
Better Than Freedom (46:1–34) 245
Disappointment and Regret (47:7–10&28–31) 249
Live Looking Forwards (48:1–49:33) 255
The Moral of the Story (50:15–21) 259
The Mummy (50:22–26) 263
Conclusion: It All Begins with God 267

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"Most commentaries are dull. These are alive. Most commentaries are for scholars. These are for you!"

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